Crown Moving transfers taxidermied moose
Vancouver-based Crown Moving Co. Inc. moved a taxidermied moose in Corvallis.
The moose was part of a private collection that was transferred from the Benton County Historical Museum to another location in Corvallis.
Moving the collection took eight days and 600 man hours, and required removal and reattachment of the moose’s antlers.
Wine auction raises big money for local nonprofit
The annual Classic Wines Auction raised more than $3 million this spring for local charities, including Vancouver-based YWCA Clark County.
The YWCA received $430,000 from the auction for general program support and to grow its sexual assault and court appointed special advocates programs. It is the auction’s newest beneficiary. The Classic Wines Auction is a Portland-based nonprofit that has raised nearly $16.4 million for local children and families since 1984.
Fred Meyer bags divert 15 tons of plastic
The reusable grocery bag program at Fred Meyer stores diverted 18 tons of plastic from landfills in 2007, according to the Portland-based retailer.
Data from 129 stores showed customers brought a reusable bag to the check stand 2.5 million more times in 2007 than in 2006. Fred Meyer ordered 3.5 million fewer plastic bags in that period, diverting about 18 tons of plastic. One reusable Fred Meyer bag holds the equivalent of three plastic bags, according to the retailer.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
In-Demand Scholars included in funding bill
United States Sen. Patty Murray included $450,000 for the Vancouver-based Washington Workforce Association in the Senate Labor, Health, Human Services and Education Appropriations bill. If the bill is approved by the full Senate, the funding will go to the In-Demand Scholars program, a joint effort of WWA, the Association of Washington Business and the Washington State Labor Council, to help prepare high school students to enter secure, local and high-demand occupations.
It is unknown when the Senate will consider the bill.
Foundation awards health career grants
The Southwest Washington Medical Center Foundation awarded $108,000 in scholarships to students pursuing health-related courses of study for the 2008-2009 school year. Each award ranged in value from $500 to $5,000.
Applicants represented careers such as nursing, pre-med, radiation technology, pharmacy and biomedical engineering. Half of the recipients are SWMC employees and volunteers. The other half is area high school and adult students.
Application materials for the 2009-2010 school year will be available in January.
DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION
Dredging conference seeks presenters
The Pacific chapter of the Vancouver-based Western Dredging Association is accepting abstracts for technical presentations for its November conference in Seattle.
The conference will cover dredging, disposal, navigation structures, environmental restoration and related topics.
Abstract submissions are due July 31 to Allen Churchill, e.allen.churchill@usace.army.mil.
The conference will be Nov. 5 through Nov. 7 and conference registration is due Sept. 12.
BetterBricks awards seeks nominations
The nomination window is open for the sixth annual Oregon and Southwest Washington BetterBricks awards.
The awards recognize efforts to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprints of commercial buildings. Awards will be given in the categories of owner or decision maker, architect, engineer, building operator or service provider, advocate and emerging leader.
Nominations are due Sept. 5. Details are available at www.betterbricks.com or by calling 503-241-1124. The ceremony will be held in Portland on Oct. 10.
SWCA debuts college scholarship program
The Vancouver-based Southwest Washington Contractors Association awarded its first annual college scholarship to Kelcey Anderson.
Anderson received $1,000 for college tuition at Washington State University. She is the daughter of SWCA member Robert Anderson of Portland-based NW Natural.
REAL ESTATE + DEVELOPMENT
Hazel Dell building sells for $900,000
Kiwanda Commercial LLC bought an 8,000-square-foot general office building at 7409 N.E. Hazel Dell Ave. in Vancouver from Columbia River Mental Health Services for $900,000.
The buyer plans to fully remodel the building’s exterior and it will be available for lease. Brian Sullivan of Coldwell Banker Commercial Jenkins-Bernhardt Assoc. represented Kiwanda and Wally Hornberger and Jim Justin of Coldwell Banker Commercial Jenkins-Bernhardt Assoc. represented Columbia River Mental Health in the transaction.
Port sets industrial park zoning parameters
Port of Camas-Washougal commissioners approved parameters for rezoning the eastern end of the port’s industrial park.
The 127-acre area of the park lies between the Columbia River dike and the Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The zoning was reassessed to allow for flexibility in future development.
New guidelines include minimizing land-use conflicts between existing and future tenants and requiring that any change have positive economic and public value and allow for continued public access to the waterfront. Development of the parameters was guided by Vancouver-based JD White/Berger Abam Engineers.
BANKING + FINANCE
Credit union shares profits
Camas-based Lacamas Community Credit Union donated $2,500 to Share Vancouver. The donation benefits Share’s Orchards Inn homeless shelter, which provides families with housing, meals, employment resources, health care, transportation and counseling, serving 12 families and four single women for stays of up to 60 days.
Lacamas opened its newest branch in Vancouver’s Sifton area near the shelter in August 2007.
Pacific Continental makes Russell 2,000 list
Eugene-based Pacific Continental Corp., the holding company for Pacific Continental Bank, was included on this year’s Russell 2,000 stock market index.
It is the first Northwest-based bank to be included on the list, according to a bank spokeswoman. The index, run by Tacoma-based Russell Investments, measures performance of 2,000 small publicly traded companies and includes newer firms not represented by the S&P 500 or other large indexes.
Riverview Bancorp declares dividend
Vancouver-based Riverview Bancorp declared a quarterly cash dividend June 18.
The dividend of 9 cents per share was the same rate paid in the prior quarter. It will be paid July 11 to shareholders of record as of June 27.
This is the company’s 43rd consecutive quarterly cash dividend and represents an annualized yield of 4.36 percent based on the recent stock price. The company has assets of $887 million.
Riverview will report first fiscal quarter 2009 results after the market closes July 15.
HEALTH CARE + HOSPITALS
Window opens for health care technology grants
The Seattle-based Washington Health Information Collaborative will accept grant inquiries and applications until July 31 for projects using technology to improve health care.
Grants of up to $20,000 each will go to physician clinics and hospitals in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska to increase use of electronic medical record systems. Smaller practices will receive priority. Grants of up to $50,000 will go to efforts in community-wide provider engagement and connectivity. Awards will be announced in October. Details are at www.wahealthinfocollaborative.org.